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Cost Pressure in Hospitals: Staff Shortages and an Influx of Patients

Date:

August 6, 2013

Source:

Deutsche Welle / Powered by NewsLook.com

Summary:

Profit orientation, cost efficiency - terms familiar from the private sector. But how does a hospital function as a commercial enterprise? The Giessen and Marburg University Hospital provides an example: more patients, more treatment, more revenues - but also more work for nursing staff.

Hospitals in Need of Treatment: How Many Budget Cuts Can Patients Take?

Deutsche Welle (Aug. 6, 2013) &#151; German hospitals are expected to be profitable, but in comparison with health systems in other countries, the German health system is expensive and bureaucratic. We talk about the need for improvement in German hospitals with Dr. Sebastian Krolop, Head of Management Consulting at Accenture Health, Germany.

Ebola Puts Stress on Liberian Health Workers

AP (Oct. 1, 2014) &#151; The Ebola outbreak is putting stress on first responders in Liberia. Ambulance drivers say they are struggling with chronic shortages of safety equipment and patients who don&#039;t want to go to the hospital. (Oct. 1)
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